Units

The below table contains many of the units that were deployed during WW1, however not all of them were at the Battle of Fromelles. Those that made an appearance during the battle, are marked as a tick in the "At BOF" column.

Category Unit(s) Role / Notes
Infantry Battalions 8th Brigade: 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd Bns 14th Brigade: 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th Bns 15th Brigade: 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th Bns Main assault troops in the attack on German lines
Infantry HQs 8th Brigade HQ, 14th Brigade HQ, 15th Brigade HQ Command and control of their respective brigades
Machine Gun Companies 8th, 14th, 15th Machine Gun Companies 5th Divisional Machine Gun Company Provided sustained and indirect fire support
Trench Mortar Batteries 8th, 14th, 15th Light Trench Mortar Batteries 5th Divisional Trench Mortar Battery Short-range high-angle fire support
Field Engineers 8th, 14th, 15th Field Companies Engineers 5th Divisional Engineers Built trenches, saps, wiring, and helped prepare the battlefield
Pioneer & Tunnelling Units 5th Pioneer Battalion 2nd Tunnelling Company Labour support, trench building, underground works
Artillery Units (AFA) 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 25th Field Artillery Brigades (AFA) Batteries: 49th–60th, 113th–115th (Howitzers) Provided preparatory bombardment and covering fire
Artillery HQs 5th Division Artillery HQ HQs of 13th, 14th, 15th, 25th AFA Brigades Coordinated artillery plans and fire missions
Signal Corps 5th (10th) HQ Coy, 18th, 28th, 29th Signal Companies Communications between HQs and front lines
Medical Services 8th, 14th, 15th Field Ambulances Australian Army Medical Corps 5th Divisional Sanitary Section Treated and evacuated wounded; managed battlefield hygiene
Logistics & Transport 5th Division Train 5th Divisional Ammunition Column 5th Divisional Traffic Control Supply delivery, ammunition transport, movement control
Welfare & Support Corps Chaplains’ Department Australian Army Pay Corps Australian Army Ordnance Corps Australian Army Salvage Corps Morale, pay, resupply, equipment salvage
Animal & Policing Units Australian Army Veterinary Corps Australian Provost Corps Cared for animals; provided military policing and discipline
Division HQs 5th Division HQ 5th Division Artillery HQ Overall command and coordination of the division during the battle
Unit Common Name Country At BoF Created Disbanded
10th Australian Infantry Battalion 10th Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 Sept. 5, 1919
1st Australian Infantry Battalion 1st Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 May 31, 1919
2nd Australian Infantry Battalion 2nd Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 May 31, 1919
3rd Australian Infantry Battalion 3rd Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 May 31, 1919
5th Australian Infantry Battalion 5th Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 April 30, 1919
8th Australian Infantry Battalion 8th Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 April 30, 1919
9th Australian Infantry Battalion 9th Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 Feb. 5, 1919
31st Australian Infantry Battalion 31st Battalion Australia Aug. 9, 1915 March 21, 1919
32nd Australian Infantry Battalion 32nd Battalion Australia Aug. 9, 1915 March 8, 1919
53rd Australian Infantry Battalion 53rd Battalion Australia Feb. 14, 1916 April 11, 1919
54th Australian Infantry Battalion 54th Battalion Australia Feb. 16, 1916 Oct. 11, 1918
55th Australian Infantry Battalion 55th Battalion Australia Feb. 12, 1916 April 11, 1919
57th Australian Infantry Battalion 57th Battalion Australia Feb. 18, 1916 March 1, 1919
58th Australian Infantry Battalion 58th Battalion Australia Feb. 17, 1916 March 24, 1919
59th Australian Infantry Battalion 59th Battalion Australia Feb. 21, 1916 March 24, 1919
60th Australian Infantry Battalion 60th Battalion Australia Feb. 24, 1916 Sept. 27, 1918
14th Training Battalion [3rd Training Brigade] 14th Training Battalion Australia Aug. 8, 1916 Unknown
20th Australian Infantry Battalion 20th Battalion Australia March 1, 1915 April 20, 1919
56th Australian Infantry Battalion 56th Battalion Australia Feb. 14, 1916 April 10, 1919
30th Australian Infantry Battalion 30th Battalion Australia Aug. 5, 1915 March 21, 1919
13th Australian Infantry Battalion 13th Battalion Australia Sept. 30, 1914 March 18, 1919
4th Australian Infantry Battalion 4th Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 May 31, 1919
17th Australian Infantry Battalion 17th Battalion Australia March 1, 1915 April 20, 1919
23rd Australian Infantry Battalion 23rd Battalion Australia March 26, 1915 April 30, 1919
6th Australian Infantry Battalion 6th Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 March 1, 1919
7th Australian Infantry Battalion 7th Battalion Australia Aug. 18, 1914 March 1, 1919
27th Australian Infantry Battalion 27th Battalion Australia March 31, 1915 June 4, 1919
28th Australian Infantry Battalion 28th Battalion Australia April 16, 1915 March 31, 1919
29th Australian Infantry Battalion 29th Battalion Australia Aug. 10, 1915 Oct. 12, 1918
18th Australian Infantry Battalion 18th Battalion Australia March 1, 1915 April 11, 1919
19th Australian Infantry Battalion 19th Battalion Australia March 1, 1915 Oct. 10, 1918
16th Australian Infantry Battalion 16th Battalion Australia Sept. 16, 1914 Nov. 1, 1918
22nd Australian Infantry Battalion 22nd Battalion Australia March 26, 1915 June 28, 1919
14th Australian Infantry Battalion 14th Battalion Australia Sept. 30, 1914 Nov. 30, 1918
2nd Australian Division Signals Company 2nd Divisional Signal Company Australia Aug. 15, 1914 Unknown
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment 8th Light Brigade Australia Sept. 23, 1914 July 3, 1919
21st Australian Infantry Battalion 21st Battalion Australia Feb. 28, 1915 Oct. 13, 1918
2/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment 2/4th Royal Berkshire Great Britain Nov. 6, 1914 Unknown
2/1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Bucks Great Britain Sept. 26, 1914 Unknown
2/4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2/4th Oxford and Buckinghamshire Great Britain Sept. 8, 1914 Feb. 20, 1918
2/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 2/5th Glosters Great Britain Sept. 7, 1914 Unknown
1/5th Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry B Coy 1/5th Battalion Great Britain Aug. 1, 1914 Unknown
2/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 2/6th Glosters Great Britain Sept. 7, 1914 Feb. 20, 1918
2/4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment City of Bristol Rifles Great Britain Sept. 6, 1914 Feb. 20, 1918
2/7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 2/7th Worcestershire Great Britain Aug. 31, 1914 Feb. 6, 1918
2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 2/8th Worcestershire Great Britain Aug. 31, 1914 Nov. 11, 1918
2/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Royal Warwicks Great Britain Oct. 1, 1914 Unknown
2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Royal Warwicks Great Britain Oct. 1, 1914 Feb. 20, 1918
2/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment Birmingham Rifles, 2/5th Royal Warwicks Great Britain Oct. 1, 1914 Feb. 20, 1918
2/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Royal Warwicks Great Britain Oct. 1, 1914 Feb. 20, 1918
182nd Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps 182nd Company, Machine Gun Corps Great Britain June 19, 1916 March 1, 1918
182nd Trench Mortar Battery 182nd TM Battery Great Britain June 13, 1916 Unknown
184th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps 184th Company, Machine Gun Corps Great Britain June 20, 1916 March 1, 1918
184th Trench Mortar Battery 184th TM Battery Great Britain June 20, 1916 Unknown
183rd Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps 183rd Company, Machine Gun Corps Great Britain June 19, 1916 March 1, 1918
183rd Trench Mortar Battery 183rd TM Battery Great Britain June 27, 1916 Unknown
9th Light Horse Regiment 9th Light Horse Regiment Australia Oct. 1, 1914 July 10, 1919
68th Squadron Royal Flying Corps 68th Royal Flying Corps Australia Aug. 26, 1916 Unknown
48th Australian Infantry Battalion 48th Battalion Australia June 16, 1916 March 26, 1919
5th Division Train 5th Division Train Australia Feb. 1, 1916 March 1, 1919
14th Machine Gun Company 14th Machine Gun Company Australia Jan. 1, 1915 Jan. 1, 1919
5th Australian Pioneer Battalion 5th Pioneer Battalion Australia March 1, 1916 March 1, 1919
14th Field Company Engineers 14th Field Company Engineers Australia Jan. 1, 1916 Jan. 1, 1919
24th Australian Infantry Battalion 24th Battalion Australia May 1, 1915 May 1, 1919
5th Field Company, Australian Engineers 5th Field Company Engineers Australia Jan. 19, 2023 Jan. 1, 1919
8th Field Company, Australian Engineers 8th Field Company Engineers Australia Jan. 1, 1916 Jan. 1, 1919
70th Australian Infantry Battalion 70th Battalion Australia May 1, 1917 Jan. 1, 1919
Australian Navy and Military Expeditionary Force AN&MEF Australia Aug. 11, 1914 Unknown
26th Australian Infantry Battalion 26th Battalion Australia April 1, 1915 May 1, 1919